The protos of (Mount) Ganos (eleventh/twelfth century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Panteleïmon with right hand in front of chest, left hand holding a book or a small box. Vertical inscriptions: |Π|ΑΝΤ|ΕΛ,|Η: Ὁ ἅγιος Παντελεήμων. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of three lines preceded and followed by ornaments. Border of dots.
ΤΠΡΟ
ΤΟΥΤΟΥ
ΓΑΝΟΥ
·
Τοῦ πρότου τοῦ Γάνου
Obverse
Bust of St. Panteleïmon with right hand in front of chest, left hand holding a book or a small box. Vertical inscriptions: |Π|ΑΝΤ|ΕΛ,|Η: Ὁ ἅγιος Παντελεήμων. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of three lines preceded and followed by ornaments. Border of dots.
ΤΠΡΟ
ΤΟΥΤΟΥ
ΓΑΝΟΥ
·
Τοῦ πρότου τοῦ Γάνου
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.329 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 19.0 mm; field: 12.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 1, no. 51.1. |
Translation
Τοῦ πρότου τοῦ Γάνου.
(Seal) of the protos of (Mount) Ganos.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of the Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 1: Italy, North of the Balkans, North of the Black Sea (Open in Zotero)
- Documents de sigillographie byzantine: La collection C. Orghidan (Open in Zotero)
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Monastic center situated north of the Propontis and attested from the tenth to the fourteenth century. See Laurent, Corpus V/2, 152. It was composed of several monasteries and, like Mount Athos, was administrated by an (elected?) protos, attested as early as the eleventh century.